Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-15
EUR0PE'S DOG OF WAR.
RUSSIA'S SpAND IN A FRANCO
GERMAN FIG HTIN DOUBT.

| Germany Watching the Frontier to
Prevent Deserters from the Army
| from Leaving the Country-Bismsrck
Again Reiterates the Uncertainty OF
! the Situation,
PARIS, Feb. IA dispatch from st,
Petersburg says that Gen. Van Schwei-
nitz, the German Ambassador to Russia,
recently sounded the Gear as to whether
he would remain neutral in the event Of
war between Germany and France, and
that the Gar refused to make any en-
gagement respecting the matter.
GERMAN PATROLS ON THE FRONTIER.
| The Journal Des Debats has kilograms
saying that numerous German patrols
have been stationed along the frontier,
for the purpose, it is supposed, OF arrest
ing deserters, whose number has rapidly
increased since the war rumors have
been in circulation. The dispatches also
say that the French government has
issued an order directing that if any
! patrol should by accident center France
only formal notice shall be taken OF such
violation of French territory, the matter
to be subsequently made the subject of
diplomatic protest.
SEARCHES AT sTRASBOURG.
STRAsBOURG, Feb. 1.-THE police are
| busily engaged in the work of searching
the houses OF the people for the alleged
| purpose of ascertaining the nature of the
relations Of the French populace OF AL
SAGE and Lorraine with the organization
known as the French Patriotic League.
CADIz's FoRTIFICATIoNs.
MADRID, Feb. I4.-A large number of
men are employed in strengthening the
Notifications of Cadiz.
RUssIA's POLICY.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 14.-The Car
| is reported to have said: "The Pan
| Slavist agitations are antagonistic TO the
great Russian policy, and have assisted
in entailing the Bulgarian confusion.
Pan-Slavism cannot be identified with mo-
narchial policy, to which it is opposed in
many respects"
1t is semi-oticially stated that the Gear
maintains that the acandidacy OF the
| Prince of Mingrelia for the Bulgarian
| throne must besubmltted to the Sobranje,
and adheres to his position that Russian
! policy in Bulgaria necessitates the dis
| placement of the regents and their pre-
| fectoral nominees.
BISMARCK ON THE OUTLOOK.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The Post says that
| in reply TO an inquiry by Deputy Eynern
| iii bu0 Lduulds as W WHSbUSE war was
probable, Prince Bismarck said: "You
| know quite as much as l do. We live in
state Of peace. But look at the French
| preparations, at the building of barracks,
at the position of Gen. Boulanger, at The
constant outcry of the French Patri otic
League during sixteen years, and then
consider what we have to fear from
| France"
The Post recommends Germans who
desire TO know the position OF the French
| frontier to study the map prepared at
| Wurtemberg by Maj. TrOltsch and pub
| lished at Stuttgart, which shows that be-
tween Paris and the Eastern frontier the
| troops of the line combined with the pres
ent reserves form an effective force of600,-
900 men, which force can be tripled in
| few days.
The Munich Nachrichten publishes a
| letter from a Catholic authority stating
that direct orders from the Pope caused
| the publication of the JacOblni letters,
which are now being officially circulated
among all the Bishops, and that should
| the Centre maintain its opposition to the
septennate a fresh and decisive step
Will be taken by the Pope to prevent
positive vote of the Centre against the
| septennate.
A leading manufacturer at Elberfeld
| declares that business Is at standstiil
there owing to fears Of q French attack
| upon Germany.